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Problem of installing MS SQL 2012 in Windows 8

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im currently wanna install microsoft SQL server 2012 for learning purpose, but some error occurred. it told me that have some kind of error and i really couldn't fix that. tried to GOOGLE, found a thread about this issue that the fellow got the same situation
which is very similar to mine but ended up very badly. The link -> http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/sqlsetupandupgrade/thread/a0da3372-ab3d-4af0-b4c4-0d47163e0e03/ Anyone could help is very appreciate :) by the way, im not those kind of
computer expert but just a learner, beginner. forgive me if i couldn't get the meaning from you >.<

If Alberto suggestions didn't work can you try share / upload SQL Server setup files, please see below "FAQ" on how to locate and upload SQL Server setup logs.

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Setup completed with required actions for features.
Troubleshooting information for those features:
Next step for SQLEngine: SQL Server Setup was canceled before completing the operation. Try the setup process again.
Next step for Replication: SQL Server Setup was canceled before completing the operation. Try the setup process again.
Next step for FullText: SQL Server Setup was canceled before completing the operation. Try the setup process again.
Next step for DQ: SQL Server Setup was canceled before completing the operation. Try the setup process again.
Next step for AS: SQL Server Setup was canceled before completing the operation. Try the setup process again.
Next step for RS: SQL Server Setup was canceled before completing the operation. Try the setup process again.
Next step for RS_SHP: SQL Server Setup was canceled before completing the operation. Try the setup process again.
Next step for DQC: SQL Server Setup was canceled before completing the operation. Try the setup process again.
Next step for IS: SQL Server Setup was canceled before completing the operation. Try the setup process again.
Next step for Conn: SQL Server Setup was canceled before completing the operation. Try the setup process again.
Next step for Adv_SSMS: SQL Server Setup was canceled before completing the operation. Try the setup process again.
Next step for SDK: SQL Server Setup was canceled before completing the operation. Try the setup process again.
Next step for BC: SQL Server Setup was canceled before completing the operation. Try the setup process again.
Next step for DREPLAY_CTLR: SQL Server Setup was canceled before completing the operation. Try the setup process again.
Next step for DREPLAY_CLT: SQL Server Setup was canceled before completing the operation. Try the setup process again.
Next step for BIDS: SQL Server Setup was canceled before completing the operation. Try the setup process again.
Next step for SSMS: SQL Server Setup was canceled before completing the operation. Try the setup process again.
Next step for SNAC: SQL Server Setup was canceled before completing the operation. Try the setup process again.
Next step for SNAC_SDK: SQL Server Setup was canceled before completing the operation. Try the setup process again.
Next step for Writer: SQL Server Setup was canceled before completing the operation. Try the setup process again.
Next step for BOL: SQL Server Setup was canceled before completing the operation. Try the setup process again.
Next step for Browser: SQL Server Setup was canceled before completing the operation. Try the setup process again.
Next step for MDS: SQL Server Setup was canceled before completing the operation. Try the setup process again.

Feature: SQL Server Replication
Status: Failed: see logs for details
Reason for failure: Setup was canceled for the feature.
Next Step: SQL Server Setup was canceled before completing the operation. Try the setup process again.

Feature: Full-Text and Semantic Extractions for Search
Status: Failed: see logs for details
Reason for failure: Setup was canceled for the feature.
Next Step: SQL Server Setup was canceled before completing the operation. Try the setup process again.

Feature: Data Quality Services
Status: Failed: see logs for details
Reason for failure: Setup was canceled for the feature.
Next Step: SQL Server Setup was canceled before completing the operation. Try the setup process again.

Feature: Analysis Services
Status: Failed: see logs for details
Reason for failure: Setup was canceled for the feature.
Next Step: SQL Server Setup was canceled before completing the operation. Try the setup process again.

Feature: Reporting Services - Native
Status: Failed: see logs for details
Reason for failure: Setup was canceled for the feature.
Next Step: SQL Server Setup was canceled before completing the operation. Try the setup process again.

Feature: Reporting Services - SharePoint
Status: Failed: see logs for details
Reason for failure: Setup was canceled for the feature.
Next Step: SQL Server Setup was canceled before completing the operation. Try the setup process again.

Feature: Data Quality Client
Status: Failed: see logs for details
Reason for failure: Setup was canceled for the feature.
Next Step: SQL Server Setup was canceled before completing the operation. Try the setup process again.

Feature: Integration Services
Status: Failed: see logs for details
Reason for failure: Setup was canceled for the feature.
Next Step: SQL Server Setup was canceled before completing the operation. Try the setup process again.

Feature: Client Tools Connectivity
Status: Failed: see logs for details
Reason for failure: Setup was canceled for the feature.
Next Step: SQL Server Setup was canceled before completing the operation. Try the setup process again.

Feature: Management Tools - Complete
Status: Failed: see logs for details
Reason for failure: Setup was canceled for the feature.
Next Step: SQL Server Setup was canceled before completing the operation. Try the setup process again.

Feature: Client Tools SDK
Status: Failed: see logs for details
Reason for failure: Setup was canceled for the feature.
Next Step: SQL Server Setup was canceled before completing the operation. Try the setup process again.

Feature: Client Tools Backwards Compatibility
Status: Failed: see logs for details
Reason for failure: Setup was canceled for the feature.
Next Step: SQL Server Setup was canceled before completing the operation. Try the setup process again.

Feature: Distributed Replay Controller
Status: Failed: see logs for details
Reason for failure: Setup was canceled for the feature.
Next Step: SQL Server Setup was canceled before completing the operation. Try the setup process again.

Feature: Distributed Replay Client
Status: Failed: see logs for details
Reason for failure: Setup was canceled for the feature.
Next Step: SQL Server Setup was canceled before completing the operation. Try the setup process again.

Feature: SQL Server Data Tools
Status: Failed: see logs for details
Reason for failure: Setup was canceled for the feature.
Next Step: SQL Server Setup was canceled before completing the operation. Try the setup process again.

Feature: Management Tools - Basic
Status: Failed: see logs for details
Reason for failure: Setup was canceled for the feature.
Next Step: SQL Server Setup was canceled before completing the operation. Try the setup process again.

Feature: SQL Client Connectivity
Status: Failed: see logs for details
Reason for failure: Setup was canceled for the feature.
Next Step: SQL Server Setup was canceled before completing the operation. Try the setup process again.

Feature: SQL Client Connectivity SDK
Status: Failed: see logs for details
Reason for failure: Setup was canceled for the feature.
Next Step: SQL Server Setup was canceled before completing the operation. Try the setup process again.

Feature: SQL Writer
Status: Failed: see logs for details
Reason for failure: Setup was canceled for the feature.
Next Step: SQL Server Setup was canceled before completing the operation. Try the setup process again.

Feature: Documentation Components
Status: Failed: see logs for details
Reason for failure: Setup was canceled for the feature.
Next Step: SQL Server Setup was canceled before completing the operation. Try the setup process again.

Feature: SQL Browser
Status: Failed: see logs for details
Reason for failure: Setup was canceled for the feature.
Next Step: SQL Server Setup was canceled before completing the operation. Try the setup process again.

Feature: Master Data Services
Status: Failed: see logs for details
Reason for failure: Setup was canceled for the feature.
Next Step: SQL Server Setup was canceled before completing the operation. Try the setup process again.

Seems like media corruption issue, can you try copying DVD content to local drive and then launch setup.exe from local drive.

FAQ
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Regards,
Ahmed Ibrahim
SQL Server Setup Team My Blog
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i tired in both way, firstly, i used Daemon tool to mount the image and install from the virtual drive. Secondly, i try to extract with WinRaR to local drive and install from there, but the results were all the same.

FAQ
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Regards,
Ahmed Ibrahim
SQL Server Setup Team My Blog
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"Mark as Answer" and "Vote as Helpful"
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from the above link, i just understood the second step which is to create a ConfigurationFile.ini with all those words highlighted in yellow colour. for the first step, really quite blur with it. sorry for causing any inconvenience.

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